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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR
ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1937, BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY TO
THE LOCAL MENTAL DEFICIENCY AUTHORITY.
Analysis of the above Total.
| Diagnosis. | Boys. | Girls. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. (i) Children incapable of receiving benefit or further benefit from instruction in a Special School:— | ||
| (a) Idiots | — | — |
| (b) Imbeciles | 5 | 6 |
| (c) Others | — | — |
| (ii) Children unable to be instructed in a Special School without detriment to the interests of other children:— | ||
| (a) Moral defectives | ||
| (b) Others | ||
| 2. Feeble-minded children notified on leaving a Special School on or before attaining the age of 16 | ||
| 3. Feeble-minded children notified under Article 3, i.e., “special circumstances ” cases | ||
| 4. Children who, in addition to being mentally defective were blind or deaf. | ||
| Grand Total | ||
Table IV—
SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. Dental Defects.
| (1) Number of pupils who were:— | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Inspected by the Dentist:— | |||
| Ages:— | |||
| 9 | - | ||
| 10 | — | ||
| 11 | 149 | ||
| 12 | 285 | ||
| 13 | 354 | ||
| 14 | 226 | ||
| 15 | 135 | ||
| 16 | 146 | ||
| 17 | 38 | ||
| 18 | 4 | ||
| 19 | — | ||
| Total | 1337 | ||
| Specials | 25 | ||
| Grand Total | 1,362 | ||
| (b) Found to require treatment | 990 | ||
| (c) Actually treated | 359 | ||
| (2) Half-days devoted to:— | |||
| Inspection | 12 | ||
| Treatment (Mixed) | |||
| Total | |||